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ZENEDGE Increases EMEA Investment To Better Service Growing Need For Cybersecurity And Assist Organizations To Respond To EU And UK Cybersecurity Regulations - Cybersecurity Industry Veteran Aftab Afzal Joins ZENEDGE To Lead EMEA Sales

Date 03/05/2017

ZENEDGE, a leading provider of cloud-based, artificial intelligence (AI) driven Web Application Firewall (WAF), malicious bot detection and DDoS cybersecurity solutions, announced today plans to increase its presence in EMEA, which currently represents 40% of the company’s total revenues. Mr. Aftab Afzal has joined ZENEDGE as SVP EMEA Sales to spearhead the expansion. This announcement follows the recent global infrastructure expansion with data center provider Equinix, including new Mega-POPs in London and Frankfurt to better service European customers.

Commcise Opens Office In Bangalore - MIFID II Transparency Requirements And Support For Research Payment Accounts Driving Company Growth

Date 03/05/2017

Commcise, the award-winning provider of integrated commission management, research evaluation and reporting solutions for investment management firms, today announced the opening of an office in Bangalore, India.  The new office is strategically located to provide time zone advantage in serving the needs of the increasingly globalised and growing Commcise client-base.  

NZX: Initial Disclosure Of Senior Managers' Relevant Interests

Date 03/05/2017

Please see attached the Senior Manager Disclosure Notices for Hamish Macdonald and Benjamin Phillips.

ASIC Supports Second-Phase Extension Of Groundbreaking Whistleblower Research Project

Date 03/05/2017

ASIC has welcomed and strongly endorsed today's announcement of the second stage of the ground breaking research project 'Whistle While They Work', which will lead to a strong information base to assist considerations of whistleblowing practices.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Deepened Services Provide Petrochemical Industry With Improved Hedging Tools

Date 03/05/2017

On April 20, sponsored by China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF), the 2017 Petrochemical Industry Development Conference was held in Dalian. At the conference, Jiang Wei, director of industrial development department of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), said that in recent years DCE has continued to advance the OTC option business, the basis pricing model and a number of innovative delivery systems. ,Market training has been strengthened. Petrochemical clients get access to a full range of hedging tools and are of increasing interest to participate in the futures, having pushed forward the win-win development in the futures market and the petrochemical industry.

DTCC Repo Clearing Services Gain Regulatory Approval

Date 03/05/2017

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved rule changes allowing its Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) subsidiary to expand the availability of central clearing in the repo market, strengthening both the safety and efficiency of the marketplace. The rule approvals will allow institutional investors to participate in FICC either directly in the new Centrally Cleared Institutional Triparty (CCIT™) Service or indirectly through a sponsoring member bank.

SIFMA Statement On Confirmation Of SEC Chairman Clayton

Date 03/05/2017

SIFMA today released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA president and CEO, on the Senate confirmation of Jay Clayton as Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC):

"We congratulate Jay Clayton on his confirmation as SEC Chairman and look forward to working with him on issues of importance to investors that enhance our capital markets, help stimulate economic growth and create jobs." 

OCC Congratulates Clayton On Confirmation As SEC Chairman, Looks Forward To Working With Him

Date 03/05/2017

OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today congratulated Jay Clayton upon his confirmation by the U.S. Senate as Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

FINRA Statement On Confirmation Of Walter J. "Jay" Clayton III As SEC Chairman

Date 03/05/2017

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today issued the following statement on the confirmation of Walter J. “Jay” Clayton III as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

NZX Shareholder Metrics April 2017

Date 02/05/2017

These Shareholder Metrics represent the key features of NZX's operations in each of its core businesses. The Metrics focus on what drives the revenue performance of NZX, so as to give a consistent and transparent comparison across time periods for each business line.